19 Best colleges for Political Economy in New York City, US

Updated: March 02, 2025

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in New York City ranked based on their research performance in Political Economy. A graph of 266K citations received by 8.8K academic papers made by 19 universities in New York City was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

1. Columbia University

For Political Economy

#1 in New York State

#2 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 4%
Average SAT: 1530
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $20,869

2. New York University

For Political Economy

#2 in New York State

#7 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Average SAT: 1525
Average ACT: 34
Net Price: $30,730

3. CUNY Graduate School and University Center

For Political Economy

#5 in New York State

#57 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 39%
Enrollment: 9,116
Male:Female: 33:67
Founded: 1961

4. New School

For Political Economy

#7 in New York State

#60 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Net Price: $62,226
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $20,504

5. CUNY Hunter College

For Political Economy

#12 in New York State

#102 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,624

6. Fordham University

For Political Economy

#13 in New York State

#103 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 56%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $45,368

7. Barnard College

For Political Economy

#15 in New York State

#115 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1502
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $27,738

8. CUNY Queens College

For Political Economy

#16 in New York State

#146 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 69%
Average SAT: 1210
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,904

9. CUNY City College

For Political Economy

#17 in New York State

#147 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 58%
Average SAT: 1340
Receiving Aid: 91%
Average Aid: $9,236

10. CUNY Brooklyn College

For Political Economy

#18 in New York State

#161 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 54%
Average SAT: 1280
Receiving Aid: 89%
Average Aid: $9,290

11. New York Law School

For Political Economy

#19 in New York State

#167 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 47%
Enrollment: 1,056
Male:Female: 35:65
Founded: 1891

12. CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice

For Political Economy

#20 in New York State

#186 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1125
Receiving Aid: 92%
Average Aid: $9,284

13. CUNY Bernard M Baruch College

For Political Economy

#22 in New York State

#197 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 50%
Average SAT: 1310
Receiving Aid: 88%
Average Aid: $9,867

14. St John's University - New York

For Political Economy

#27 in New York State

#231 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1215
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $28,206

15. King's College

For Political Economy

#28 in New York State

#245 in the United States

Net Price: $34,192
Receiving Aid: 100%
Average Aid: $24,640
Enrollment: 442

16. Yeshiva University

For Political Economy

#29 in New York State

#266 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 64%
Average SAT: 1410
Average ACT: 31
Net Price: $38,118

17. Lehman College, CUNY

For Political Economy

#39 in New York State

#332 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 55%
Average SAT: 1040
Receiving Aid: 93%
Average Aid: $9,389

18. College of Staten Island CUNY

For Political Economy

#42 in New York State

#349 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Receiving Aid: 83%
Average Aid: $8,174
Enrollment: 10,736

19. Pace University

For Political Economy

#46 in New York State

#391 in the United States

Acceptance Rate: 77%
Average SAT: 1229
Average ACT: 27
Net Price: $34,299

Universities for Political Economy near New York City

Distance, km 📏 km	University	Country rank 🏆	City
27	Seton Hall University	189	South Orange, New Jersey
30	Montclair State University	204	Montclair, New Jersey
33	Berkeley College - Woodland Park	232	Woodland Park, New Jersey
47	Rutgers University - New Brunswick	34	New Brunswick, New Jersey
71	Princeton University	5	Princeton, New Jersey
74	Stony Brook University	98	Stony Brook, New York
80	United States Military Academy	219	West Point, New York
84	College of New Jersey	226	Ewing Township, New Jersey
111	Yale University	4	New Haven, Connecticut
113	Vassar College	210	Poughkeepsie, New York

Economics subfields in New York City

Actuarial Science16

Development Studies39

Econometrics and Mathematical Economics26

Finance32

International Economics15

International Relations and Diplomacy15

International Trade16

Investment Banking and Stock trading16